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Brazil produced three world champions, all of whom won more than once. [3] Emerson Fittipaldi was the first Brazilian to secure the Drivers' Championship, winning in 1972 and 1974. [4] Nelson Piquet managed one better, winning the championship three times in the 1980s and became the first Brazilian triple world champion. [5]
Two-step (dance move), a dance move used in a wide range of dancing genres; Country-western two-step, also known as the Texas Two-step; Nightclub Two Step, also known as the California Two-step; 2-step (breakdance move), an acrobatic maneuver used in breakdancing; Two step, a style of moshing which creates a running–in–place motion
Some of them were of freestyle type, i.e., there were no particular step patterns and they were distinguished by the style of the dance movement (Twist, Shake, Swim, Pony, Hitch hike). Only some have remained to the modern day-era, sometimes only as the name of a step (Suzie Q, Shimmy) or of a style (Mashed Potato) in a recognized dance. Fad ...
The two-step is a step found in various dances, including many folk dances. A two-step consists of two steps in approximately the same direction onto the same foot, separated by a joining or uniting step with the other foot. For example, a right two-step forward is a forward step onto the right foot, a closing step with the left foot, and a ...
Tiago Splitter Beims (born January 1, 1985) [1] is a Brazilian basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently the head coach for Paris Basketball.A three-time All-EuroLeague Team selection prior to his NBA career, he became the first Brazilian-born player to win an NBA championship, in 2014, as a member of the San Antonio Spurs.
Socrates played for Brazil for seven years, scoring 22 goals and representing the nation in two World Cups. He captained the team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup; playing in midfield alongside Zico, Falcão, Toninho Cerezo and Éder, considered one of the greatest Brazil national teams ever. [7] He also appeared in the 1979 and 1983 Copa América.
Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe(j)ɾɐ]) is a Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality.. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks.
The (first) cruzeiro (Cr$ or C$) was the official currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1967. [1] It replaced the old real (pl. réis), which had been in use since colonial times, at the rate of Rs 1$000 = Cr$1, It was in turn replaced by the cruzeiro novo, at the rate of Cr$1,000 = NCr$1.